UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept. 5 (updated)

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05/09/2024 08:06

(Adds FTSE 100 move, adds new items from bullet 1-6)
       Sept 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index
opened down 0.15% on Thursday. 
    
    * LLOYD'S OF LONDON: Commercial insurance market Lloyd's of
London reported a 26% jump in first-half pre-tax profit.
        * CURRYS: British electricals retailer Currys  CURY.L 
reported underlying sales rose 2% over the last four months,
putting it on track to grow profit this year.
        * ENQUEST: EnQuest 
    reported
     a profit for the first six months of 2024, from a year-ago
loss.
  
        * VISTRY: British homebuilder Vistry  VTYV.L  would buy
back shares worth 130 million pounds ($171 million), it said,
after posting a 7% rise in half-year earnings.
        * ASOS: British online retailer ASOS  ASOS.L  said it
expects its annual sales to be slightly below its previous
forecast, but guided adjusted core profit at the top end of
market expectations.
        * ASHMORE: Emerging markets-focused investor Ashmore
said 
    core markets
     were demonstrating resilience to shocks, with growth
gathering momentum into 2025.
  
        * ROLLS ROYCE: Airbus  AIR.PA  and Rolls-Royce  RR.L 
are preparing to brief airlines on the fallout from an engine
emergency that prompted Cathay Pacific to review its fleet of
A350s as pressure from airlines mounts for clarity, two people
familiar with the matter said.
    * WATER POLLUTION: Britain will on Thursday set out new
legislation to stop water companies leaking sewage into rivers
and seas by bringing in tougher penalties including imprisonment
for bosses, and giving the regulator new powers.
    * OIL: Oil was attempting to hold its line in early trade on
Thursday.
    * GOLD: Gold was little changed on Thursday.
    * EX-DIVS: IAG  ICAG.L  , Antofagasta  ANTO.L  , Prudential
 PRU.L  , Admiral  ADML.L   will trade without entitlement to
its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, along with DS Smith
 SMDS.L , Croda  CRDA.L  and Greggs  GRG.L . 

    

        
  
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 (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar and Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru;)
 ((Radhika.Anilkumar@thomsonreuters.com;))